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Bionomics 12

Speaking

A. Discuss with a partner.
1. What’s the weirdest fact you’ve ever heard about an animal?
2. What other interesting facts do you know about the animal
kingdom?

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B. Listen and discuss the following questions.

1. What’s a rhino’s horn made of?
2. What’s special about an ostrich’s eyes?
3. What happens when a frog throws up?
4. What animals have fingerprints similar to a human’s?

C. Listen again and order the phrases.
a. Don’t be ridiculous!
b. No way!

c. That’s a bit of an exaggeration.
d. That’s stretching the truth a bit.
e. What a load of rubbish!
f. You can’t be serious!
g. You’re having me on!
h. You’ve got to be kidding me!

D. Work with a partner. Take turns to say facts about
animals and respond accordingly.

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